Dosanjh, Moga

Dosanjh
Village
Dosanjh Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Dosanjh Dosanjh (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30°50′41″N75°12′14″E / 30.844716°N 75.203880°E / 30.844716; 75.203880
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population
• Total	1,985
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	142003
Telephone code	01636
Nearest city	Moga, Jagraon, Dharmkot, Kot Ise Khan
Lok Sabha constituency	Faridkot
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dharmkot

Dosanjh is a village in Indian Punjab. It is situated in Moga district on Amritsar Barnala road. The village is divided in four pattis or streets, Kalha Patti, Gajju Patti, Budhu Patti, Rama Patti. Nearest villages are Talwandi Bhangerian, Landhe Ke, Lohara, Fatehgarh Korotana.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

The village is home to the Sangha jat Sikh people and approximately 10% of the population from the Tonk Kashatria clan has lived there since 1800. The village was formerly known as Dosanjh Bhai Ka. There are two gurdwaras. The old gurdwara is on the northeast side which also house the 'janjh ghar'. The south side gurdwara constructed in 2004 is located near the government middle school near the highway.

There were ruins (observed in 1955) of an old light tower made of small bricks in the forest preserve straight north of the old gurdwara across the pond. This light house served as a beacon for the administration of old days. It was said that the lighthouse from Jagraon was coordinated from this place. A new three story tower was constructed in 2015 at the same location. This forest preserve had much vegetation and many huge old trees. Most trees were 'Van' trees. There were many huge 'peapl' and 'bohr' trees in the 1950s. There were so much population of a variety of mammals and birds including peacocks in this sanctuary. All these huge old trees died. The rest were cut down by the village government in the 1970–1980s.^{[ citation needed ]}

There was a huge 'bohar' tree with a diameter of ten feet on the east side of pond across the old gurdwara. This tree died in the 1960s and must have been 500 years old.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the middle of the sanctuary, there was a gurdwara building with deep dug out basement. Sages and saints used to stay here. They used the basement for meditation during summer.^{[ citation needed ]}

School

Students from Dosanjh and the neighbouring village, Talwandi, attend the Guru Nanak Public School. ^[1] Government middle school is situated near gurdwara on the highway. The original building of this school was constructed in 1955.

Before 1955, the classes from kindergarten to grade four were held in one room 'katcha' school house near by. Students from Talwandi also attended this school. Student population in 1954 was 70 with only one teacher. This school house had open door. The school record was kept in a locked trunc.

Population

According to the 2011 Indian Census, the population of Dosanjh is 1,860. ^[2]

Dosanjh is the birthplace of Sadhu Singh Rikhiraj, the CEO and President of Consulting engineering company, Singh & Associates, Inc., located in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ^[3]

Revenue information

The town's Hadbast number is 26. Its village area is 395 acres big, with 306 families. Its patwar area is in Talwandi Bhangerian, and its kanungo area is Moga Mehla Singh.

References

1. "Guru Nanak Public School - About - Google+". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
2. "Dosanjh Population - Moga, Punjab". Population Census. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
3. "Home". singhinc.com.

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